The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-01
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Thirgs-west virginia In Danger.
The following private circular letter Il
, being sont to tho West Virginia ap
pointsea Of this Democratic Civil Service
Reform Administration By tho manager
oil the Wheeling Register. The copy with
which the 1NrELLlaESoEn has been favored
was received byIa Democratic pos!m II
In the interior Of tho State, and Ia printed
from The snme form as al tho othets that
have boen cent out. The letter pratends
to have been dictated" personally and
written on typewriter, but is in reality
printed from job type, such ss mny be
found IN most printing olRces. made in
imitation Of those used on typo wiring
maehines. 7F'lE5 AZ salSi.{l s'5IS15 :. +
The lettesis interesting in mora respects
than ono. Aside from the cool invitation
for the recipient to violate certain rules
laid down by President Cleveland, coy.
erning the conduct Of his sppoipiees.
relative to their making uae OF their
offices for tho furtherance Of party inter.
este, /. affords Republicans OF the State
some food for reflection, and contaiuo An
admission that tho Democratic party Of
West Virginia is in a bad ,woy. : Dnt Lot
the circular tell It's own story. Here It is:
REGISTER orFloE, " WnRelINo, W. VA.
4. }5i l}55i2SI{ =! i, . July II, 1887. !
M Dr.n c,n. q Dictated i53s. +!
AS an appointee OF Democratic Admin.
istration, and believing you to be- In avn.
palhy with the principles OF Democracy, 5
and desiring to see tho Dissemination Of
information thst will develop and enrich
our state also that you have reasonable
pride IN the eucceso OF all lsgitimate busi.
ness ventures within her borders, that will
augment her population, give us home
msfKot and thus enhance the value OF
property, both real and personal, " h;ch
IN turn Will lishten and distribute more
equally tho burdens Of taxation, I take tho
liberty to eddresa you as follows: l2;ilT,,,!
= flrBs--lt we wish to perps.uate our
iorln OF .government clean and intact: to
place the greatest bulwsrk against tho
encfnachmenfs OF monied monopoly; to
distribute the wealth Of the land among
the greatest number, and to preserve the
pubic domain to the actual settler, Il Ia !
only through q Democratic Government.
and therefore Democracy must hold pway:
Second-It Is acknowledged that West
Virginia will be pivotal state lii the next
Presidential campsign, 'as il waa in the
lsss, and that the Republicans will leave
no stone unturned 10 capture it. They
rely upon their EaeeasmeIts OF the pro.
tectsd monied corporations, their skill in
crooked methods and the hope that tho
disapposntmcnt Arising among Democrats
from the diatribution OF the federal pat
ronaso, will cause 4 sufficient slufiiug OF
from tho Democratic party to give them
Third-Theae are i,npos:snt conaidera. Z
tlons which will count for much to the en- :
emy II we DO not countaract them. The
time to 20 1t is now-not when the cam. .
paisn ls on year hence, when every read
er 1sin doubt what to believe, because Of
the smyfiads Of lies in circulation. The
clpzens mind ia now at rest, ho subscribes
1or MS tavorite paper for what it containg
ana reads it's carefully, weighing we'll all
thas 10 IN it; therefore 1t ia now that care.
iiully prepared aud truthful articles will 4
mayo the most weight end best effect, a, .,7 3 (
tourth-Thst this end may be resche,l
Tho Register sppeals to you ss friend To Z
tho success Of simple honest government.
ana the success Of a pRinstakirg, honest
resident, !; to take q personal interest in
tnls all important question; for let me gay
the effort to wrest the government from
the tande Of tue Democracy will be the
most terrific that dying pe,ty without E
pflneiaie, aud consequently with lust
ior Office that has no parallel, ever made.
u .a their last and only hope. ifl5l
.tltth--The Reglter is, and nhall con- Il
tlnue, vigorously prosecuting lis wsr upon +
and against s!l classes OF rotten and cor.
rnpt bsrnacles on the body polite: it be-
lleVes in a progressive, liberal spirit in
State and Federal legislation It shall fpht
and pursue relentloasly all lchemes tbat Z
tend to restrict the liher.iog of the naespa ),
and enrich the few at tho expense Of the
man7;ato develop tho great natural se- /,
aouIces OF onr Mountain State will be one
OF its chiesest aims. To promote thoee
ends 1t asks thet its II, 600 readers may bs q
Increased to o5 900. y 3}G55lA5 iIi'.ii
VI we do not expect that you do this with Z,
OUT somo return, as we shall show. i.5. =
y here follow clu6 rates. &c ] Is 81
All remittancea should be by check.
regiale1ed Z letter, money or postal order.
WEsr VIRGINIA PRlNTlsa Co., 5S3j
rs Wheeling, W. Va. y
: JAMES Is, TANEY, General Manager.